Thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm in an infant

Yang Wen; Hyun Woo Goo

doi:10.1007/s00247-011-2185-1

Thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm in an infant

Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Mar;42(3):374-6. doi: 10.1007/s00247-011-2185-1. Epub 2011 Jul 20.

Authors

Yang Wen¹, Hyun Woo Goo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

PMID: 21773795
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2185-1

Abstract

Extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm is extremely rare in infants. We report an infant with thrombosed congenital extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm demonstrated on US and CT. Follow-up US after 16 months showed complete regression of the portal vein aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / congenital*
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Budd-Chiari Syndrome / congenital*
Budd-Chiari Syndrome / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant
Male
Portal Vein / abnormalities*
Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Ultrasonography*